Q. Seamus, 8-under par. How did this round differ from yesterday's round?
SEAMUS POWER: I hit it much better today. I was much more in control. Yesterday was funny, I played well on my front side, the back, and then was very loose on the back side.
It was much better today. Felt much more in control. Had more chances, and it wasn't quite able to really get it going but still a very solid round and happy with it.
Q. Seems like you've been playing the PGA TOUR with a lot of confidence this year and putting in some good performances. You've got a little stretch coming up in Europe; how does that make you feel heading back there after this event?
SEAMUS POWER: Yeah, the game feels great. That's the fun part. It's probably my first year on TOUR where at this time of the year I'm in a really good spot, not worried about Top 125 and all that sort of stuff. That definitely helps, just easier to play a little freer, and that's showing in some of my scores.
Yeah, it's a fun stretch. I had U.S. Open last week, I've always loved this golf course, and then going and playing the Irish Open next week and then the Open after that. It's going to be a great stretch of golf, and I'm looking forward to it, and hopefully I can keep it up over the weekend.
Q. I spoke to you last week at the qualifier. Does that seem like just a year ago when everything that has gone so well for you in this past year? How has your life changed in the last year?
SEAMUS POWER: I don't know if my life has changed. Obviously I'm playing better golf. I can set up my schedule the way I want, which is huge. Obviously I don't have to play the Monday qualifiers, which is nice.
Yeah, look, I was in the middle of a great run of golf last summer but I wasn't getting the opportunities that I needed, and this was kind of a start of a good stretch for me. I Mondayed in here, then played well in Detroit, John Deere, then I got a win at Barbasol. That's golf. It's a game of momentum, it's a game of confidence. Even from a Monday qualifier like that, you can get a lot of confidence. I've been able to keep it up most of the season so far.
Q. Did some part of your game with that confidence come along?
SEAMUS POWER: It comes and goes. I just have general overall confidence that I can figure out a way of getting the ball around the course. That's all you have to do. Yesterday I didn't play my best at all but I still had a good score for the afternoon wave, and it really got me in a good spot going into this morning, where in the past that might have been 1-, 2-over and I would have been too worried about how I was hitting it, and all of a sudden you're on the cut line and things are tough. Golf is funny like that; it's usually only small margins, and if you can just get on the right side of that margin, things can seem a lot easier.
Q. To have a TOUR win after grinding so long, what does that do for your career and for your life and just not having to play those Monday qualifiers?
SEAMUS POWER: Yeah, obviously not having to do that is great. I mean, the coolest thing is you can always say you're a winner on the PGA TOUR. That's not something I say lightly. That's something you dream of growing up. Yeah, to be able to do that and -- you always believe you can do it but obviously to do it and have it in the resume, it's a huge boost of confidence.
You're still looking to bigger and better things, but obviously that's a great place to start, and it's something I'll remember forever.
Q. Did you see the guy following you with your face on his shirt?
SEAMUS POWER: I saw him, yeah.
Q. What's it like having that kind of support here?
SEAMUS POWER: Yeah, it's been amazing. Obviously 18 months ago that wouldn't have been a thing. Obviously you're kind of -- whatever, your face gets out there a little bit more, you're on TV a little bit more, and good golf kind of leads to that. So that's a good thing. I like it. It's cool. Hopefully I can get some more people like that, more fans going forward.
Q. I don't know many players that wear their name on their shirt.
SEAMUS POWER: You like that? It's a company, it's a home remodeling company based out of Philadelphia. It's been a great connection for six years now, and it's amazing. Made some great friends through it, and yeah, it's cool and it looks like it's a name tag.
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